Palm House, Stunning Project in Kwazulu Natal by Metropole Architects

Date of Publishing: June 1, 2022

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Architecture Design of Palm House

Description About The Project

Palm House is a luxury real estate development in South Africa design by Metropole Architects. This luxury residential property project carried out as a team including Partner Tyrone Reardon as Project Architect and Chris Laird as Project Technician. The design of this house based on three rectangular forms arranged in such a way so as to create the sense of opposing movement. The first rectangular form grounded in the site and orientated on an East West axis. The 2nd and 3rd rectangular forms elevated above and positioned side by side one another in a North South axis.

Indeed, the clients were very clear about the expectations of achieving a home that presented itself as dynamic and exciting externally. Yet still addressed all the specific internal requirements in terms of space planning and room allocation. Include living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The particular orientation and characteristics of the site presented a challenge in that there was no ”back – end” to the site. Also, leaving all four elevations vying for center stage.

Hence the “back of house” services had to tastefully camouflaged behind curved stone walls and exciting structural acrobatics unfolding above. Then, with the location being a Coastal Forest Residential Estate, the potential views from the home would always be competing with existing foliage and neighboring houses. Also, this contest ultimately won by rotating the axis of the home at 45 degrees to both the road frontage and adjacent properties resulting in unobstructed views of both the ocean and golf course.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: Palm House
Location: Dolphin Coast, KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa
Project Year: 2018
Area: 640 m²
Designed by: Metropole Architects

Palm House, Stunning Project in Kwazulu Natal by Metropole Architects

The Palm House is prominent in the large site.

This curved vertical element forms the heart of the design and is intended to be the primary focus on approach

Also, the integrated dining – kitchen area is luxuriously decorated with splendid chandeliers.

The Palm House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: The design based on three rectangular forms arranged in such a way so as to create the sense of opposing movement. The first rectangular form grounded in the site and orientated on an East – West axis. The 2^nd and 3^rd rectangular forms elevated above and positioned side by side one another in a North – South axis. One heading with purpose towards the ocean. With the other having its sight set on the golf course fairway in the opposite direction.

Photo credit: Alexis Diack Architecture & Design Photography| Source: Metropole Architects

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: 23 Wanless Rd, Glenmore, Durban, 4001, South Africa
– Tel: +27 31 303 7858
– Email: info@metropolearchitects.com